The voice of Highlands Ranch High School
Finals are something that every class is required to give and every student is required to take. In the past, finals have been half days in order for students to be able to go home and study, and teachers to start grading. However, this year the schedule has changed. In the 2019 school year,... Continue Reading →
The boys golf season ended with a major success, with the varsity team making it into the state championship, and Tarek Salem, senior, placing 2nd place overall. But even though the season is over, that doesn’t mean that the successes are also at an end. Jon Cushing, art teacher and head coach for... Continue Reading →
The "Almost Maine" production put on by the HR theater department had its opening night on Thursday the 7th of November. The story is a romantic comedy that the cast and crew have been working on since mid-September. Before the show, Doyle Hanks, theater teacher and the director of the show, said, "A... Continue Reading →
Proposition DD was voted on and passed Nov. 5, 2019. What Proposition DD entails is the legalization of sports betting with tax revenue for water projects. Proposition DD will allow a 10% tax on the revenue made by casinos or sports betting apps and use that money for Colorado water projects and for... Continue Reading →
Cancer is a very deadly disease many people around the world suffer from every year. With no cure, or aid to prevent cancer, HR held a Relay for Life that lasted 12 hours to raise money for cancer research. Students came together at 7 pm on Nov. 9 and participated in activities all night... Continue Reading →
When Brent Murray was 16-years-old, he was about to leave school and began to pull out of the parking lot and hit a parked car nearby. “I was in my little Ford Festiva and my head went through the windshield,” said Murray. According to Edgar Snyder and associates, around 2,700 drivers in their... Continue Reading →
The sounds of stringed instruments fill HR hallways as orchestra gets prepared for their next performance. On Nov. 22, chamber orchestra will be playing at the Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver. This group will be the lobby entertainment before the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, a Colorado Symphony Orchestra (CSO) event. There is no cost... Continue Reading →
A new Colorado law requires that students get a 470 on the English portion and 500 on the math portion of the SAT for every student graduating in the class of 2021. The score requirements are state mandated to try and create a benchmark statewide. The CollegeBoard benchmark is not compliant with Colorado... Continue Reading →
The upcoming Colorado Free Application Day on Oct. 15 will be an opportunity for seniors applying to college to submit an application to prospective colleges with no fees involved. “There are no fees, so it’s completely free to apply to Colorado colleges,” said Melissa Muniz, head of Post Grad. “It can get a... Continue Reading →
